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Posted by on March 4, 2008, 11:29 am
On Mar 4, 11:24=A0am, JamesGan...@gmail.com wrote:
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> > I have a Carrier 58STA gas furnace that is four years old. The problem
> > is when the thermostat calls for heat the inducer fan kicks on then
> > the igniter will glow, the burner ignites and the flame will go out in
> > about three seconds. The unit will restart the process and ignite
> > normal and run until the thermostat turns it off. This happens every
> > time. I had the local hvac company that installed it here two weeks
> > ago and they performed a fall service stating this would clear it up.
> > I had them back a week later and they said they had to clean the flame
> > sensor. Well it didn't fix the problem so I replaced the flame sensor
> > to still have the same problem. I not trying to play HVAC tech but I
> > really want to fix the problem. I paid the company both times and they
> > want to charge me for a service call to try to come out and fix it on
> > the third time. Any direction would be helpful , Thanks in advance.
>
> They need to hook up a meter to it and determine if the control board
> is really sensing a no-flame condition before it shuts off the gas.
> In other words is the flame going out because the gas valve got turned
> off or is the flame going out so the control board turns the gas valve
> off and starts a relight.
>
> You might take a look a the flame sensor position. =A0It needs to be in
> the flame. =A0Closer is not always better, it needs to be in the visible
> part of the flame.
I forgot to ask, what pinballs do you have :-) I've got an aces &
kings and a grand prix. I did a full cabinet repaint on both of them
including making stencils. Here's a shot of my grandprix.
http://home.earthlink.net/~jamesgangnc/grandprix1.jpg
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